Dave Kuiawa from Fine Wine & Good Spirits mixes up some spooky cocktails for Halloween.
Couleur Café
• 1 ½ ounces Grey Goose Original
• ½ ounces Patron XO Cafe
• 1 ounce espresso
• Splash of sugar cane syrup
• Organic cream
Combine all ingredients (with exception of cream) in a mixing glass filled with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled coupette. Cover with a thin layer of organic cream and, if you wish, a light dusting of chocolate powder.
Harvest in a Glass
• 4 parts Licor 43
• 3 parts apple cider
Top with Yellow Tail Sparling Bubbles Rose
Martinez
• 2 oz Bluecoat American Dry Gin or Bluecoat Barrel Finished Gin
• 1 oz sweet vermouth
• ¼ oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
• 2 dashes bitters
• Orange twist
Combine ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice; stir until chilled. Pour into a Nick & Nora or coupe glass. Garnish with an orange twist.
Bee’s Knees
• 2 oz Bluecoat American Dry Gin or Bluecoat Barrel Finished Gin
• ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
• ½ oz fresh honey syrup*
Lemon twist Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously. Double strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a lemon twist.
*Honey Syrup: Combine equal parts honey with boiling water. Stir to dissolve honey, cool completely